Dolan Springs vs Golden Shores

A side-by-side comparison of Dolan Springs and Golden Shores: population, income, housing, and more.

Dolan Springs and Golden Shores are places in Arizona. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Dolan Springs has the higher population (1,354 vs 1,319 in Golden Shores). Golden Shores has the higher median household income ($60,927 vs $30,795 in Dolan Springs). Golden Shores has the higher median home value ($206,800 vs $91,500 in Dolan Springs).

Population, income & housing

	Dolan Springs	Golden Shores
Population	1,354	1,319
Median age	66.7 yrs	68.7 yrs
Median household income	$30,795	$60,927
Median home value	$91,500	$206,800
Median gross rent	$1,115	$929
Housing units	1,226	1,623
Homeownership rate	81.3%	50.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.5%	19.6%
Unemployment rate	5.5%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dolan Springs	Golden Shores
Population	2,222 → 1,354 (-39.1%)	945 → 1,319 (+39.6%)
Median household income	$25,705 → $30,795 (+19.8%)	$28,542 → $60,927 (+113.5%)
Median home value	$79,300 → $91,500 (+15.4%)	$74,900 → $206,800 (+176.1%)
Median gross rent	$770 → $1,115 (+44.8%)	$767 → $929 (+21.1%)

Dolan Springs

Population

2,2221,354

Median household income

$25,705$30,795

Median home value

$79,300$91,500

Median gross rent

$770$1,115

Golden Shores

Population

9451,319

Median household income

$28,542$60,927

Median home value

$74,900$206,800

Median gross rent

$767$929

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dolan Springs	Golden Shores
Under 5	3.0%	0.0%
5 to 17	3.9%	0.0%
18 to 24	1.4%	0.0%
25 to 34	5.8%	4.0%
35 to 44	5.8%	3.3%
45 to 54	8.8%	6.2%
55 to 64	19.8%	29.6%
65 to 74	19.5%	41.2%
75 and over	31.9%	15.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dolan Springs	Golden Shores
White (non-Hispanic)	79.5%	92.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.2%	2.4%
Asian	2.8%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.6%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	10.9%	5.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dolan Springs	Golden Shores
No high school diploma	16.0%	10.5%
High school graduate	23.0%	48.2%
Some college or associate's	42.5%	21.7%
Bachelor's degree	10.4%	15.8%
Graduate or professional degree	8.1%	3.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dolan Springs	Golden Shores
Drove alone	64.1%	100.0%
Carpooled	6.9%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	29.0%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dolan Springs	Golden Shores
1-unit, detached	39.9%	44.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	60.1%	55.9%

Poverty & households

	Dolan Springs	Golden Shores
Poverty rate	20.7%	3.6%
Average household size	1.90	1.39
Mean commute (minutes)	51	—
Median year structure built	1988	1986